SOCI 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Steven Levitt, Child Care, Gang Of Youths
13 Sep 2016
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Gang leader for a day by: sudhir venkatesh. At the top of my voice(ex-soviet georgia and promotion of democracy and human rights) Foreword: stephen j dubner: co-writer of freakenomics, one of the reviewers of venkatesh. Interviewed venkatesh for his book freakenomics: quotes: Along the way he paints a unique portrait of the kind of neighborhood that is badly misrepresented when it is represented at all . But venkatesh lived in this neighborhood for the better part of a decade. He brought the perspective of an outsider and came away with an insider"s access . Preface: just another day as an outsider looking at life from the inside . Transformation which lead to the demolitions of rundown project housing(overnight) The wilson plan: research goal: understand better how young blacks were affected by specific neighborhood factors. Difference in outcomes and taking advantage of opportunities: survey (old questionnaires) How does it feel to be black and poor.
